Claimants who are the parents of the deceased Anwer @ Pappu filed a claim petition u'hder Section 166 of the Motor d Vehicles Act, 1988 see.kin;g A‘ dompensation on account of death of 1 C ,e7 : their son in the moto.l;+ ve-hicle accident which occurred on .lV b$ !> %. L; * >ii. -- 01.04.2005. The age of$cpg d&6ased determined by the tribunal b. l ? i 3 ?. was 35 years at the time of accident. Thus appropriate multiplier r 4 in the present case to workout L# the dependency of the claimants L . ft would be 16. There vjiS .no documentary evidence to prove the ir~come of the deceasedi - a's .I Rs.50'0'0 per month as alleged by the * claimants. In the abseg.ce$ of the same, the tribunal assessed the ! I ?'income of the deceased as Rs.lOO/- per day i.e. Rs.3,000/per month observing that at the relevant time rate of minimum wages fixed by the State was Rs.100 per day for an unskilled labourer. However, at the relevant time, prevalent rate of minimum 'wages fixed by the State Government for an unskilled labourer was Rs.2600 per month i.e. Rs.31,200/per annum. Hence, the income of the deceased is liable to be determined as Rs.31,200 per annurn. The claimants are the parents of th'e deceased hence
